Jobs + Growth

What Pritzker’s housing plan gets right and wrong

The state should follow others by passing reforms that would make building housing easier and cheaper.

The area resumed a long decline in April after three months of modest expansion.

The state created only 54,000 jobs in seven years.

Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could help spur more construction.

The state lost a bigger share per resident moving out than anywhere else in the country, according to IRS data.

Residents of all age and income groups move out, but those making over $200,000 lead the departures.

A net of nearly 56,000 people and $6 billion in income left the state in 2023, according to IRS data.

State residents earn more than they did in 2019 but are falling behind the rest of the country while the tax burden drives out businesses.

The state’s unemployment rate is near the top nationwide

Nearly 1,100 cuts were reported statewide in a range of industries.

The state outpaced national growth for just the fifth time in the past 20 quarters. Long-term growth still shows worrying signs.

A measure in the General Assembly would permit cosmetology and barber apprenticeships as a pathway to a license.

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